Set on a volcanic mountain, it’s able to survive the Blight-rain, but not without supplies. The world has been under a magical eternal rain, one that has slowly flooded and eroded away all that remains except for the Smoldering City. You see, you aren’t exactly building a city, but you are instead supporting one… perhaps even the last city in the world. This is where Against The Storm first really breaks away from the usual city building formula. It’s compelling, but there often isn’t a huge sense of story outside of ‘I made a bigger skyscraper’ that immerses you into the game itself. Don’t get me wrong, I love city building games, but a huge strike against the genre is how cut and dry it can be: here is the land, you build a big city on that land, and then just keep building bigger and better. What Is This Storm, And Why Are You Against It?Īgainst The Storm is a city builder that’s trying to build a compelling world. While this article is only a preview, I can guarantee from the very start that Against The Storm has hit on something very, very special. The strange genre-bending alchemy attempted here is absolutely electric I’m not lying that it took less than two hours to sell me on the concept and make me know I’m going to lose entire nights to the full version.
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